Étoile
Restaurant · Touro ·
Seven-course tasting menus with wine pairings and cocktails
Seven-course tasting menus with wine pairings and cocktails
"After 30 years leading Birmingham, Alabama’s farm-to-table dining scene, celebrated chef Chris Dupont returned to his native New Orleans to open what he says will be his “last” restaurant. At Étoile, Dupont is starting with a seven-course tasting menu priced at $150 served three nights a week — Thursday, Friday, and Saturday — dishes that might include crabmeat and peach relish gazpacho; black drum with crawfish succotash and heirloom tomato butter; and rabbit arancino served with creamed Silver Queen corn. It’s a Parisian-inspired, American South beauty sure to become one of New Orleans’s finest new destination dining spots, with plans to add an a la carte option in the future." - Clair Lorell
"Keep an eye out for Étoile, chef Chris DuPont’s NOLA homecoming restaurant headed for Magazine Street." - Justine Jones
"I'm watching Étoile from acclaimed Birmingham chef Chris Dupont take shape in the Magazine Street mansion that once housed Cavan; after leading farm-to-table dining in Birmingham with Cafe Dupont for nearly 30 years, Dupont is opening what he calls his “last” restaurant in New Orleans and will apply French techniques and regional, seasonal products from the American South to deliver a similarly modern take on Southern cuisine." - Clair Lorell
"On Magazine Street, chef Chris Dupont is opening his "last" restaurant, Étoile, in the picturesque mansion that formerly housed Cavan; while menu details are scarce, Dupont—who defined Birmingham's farm-to-table scene for nearly 30 years—was known at Cafe Dupont for using French techniques and regional, seasonal Southern products, and Étoile is expected to apply a similar modern Southern, upscale approach." - Clair Lorell
"I’m intrigued by Étoile, chef Chris Dupont’s return to New Orleans for what he’s calling his “last” restaurant at the Magazine Street mansion formerly home to Cavan (3607 Magazine Street); while no menu details have been released, Dupont’s cuisine is known to emphasize French techniques and regional, seasonal products similar to his acclaimed Cafe Dupont." - Clair Lorell